The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 letter word TAIL END
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TAIL END
- Last part: nurse about to suffer
- Posterior trouble, see nurse about it
- Last part of dental treatment: one filling
- Asian without aspiration to give money back
- The last section to have a complaint in mind
- Take care of fencing trouble — back part only
- Story recounted to completion in Charlie’s place?
- Rump parliament’s ultimate disastrous denial
- This oddly covers a loan for the final part
- The final part of story spoken in French by Penny
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "back part only" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case back part only = tail end.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does TAIL END mean?
TAIL END noun- The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
- The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.